23 Oct 1990
Order issued
ConcludedThe Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.
Disciplinary action · Procedural only.
Source: (1991) 1 SCC 57; AIR 1991 SC 207
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CW-1990-0005Thane, MaharashtraJudgment 23 October 1990
State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Madhukar Narayan Mardikar
The Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court order and restored the removal from service of Police Inspector, who in uniform visited the survivor's hutment near Bhiwandi Town PS on 13 November 1965, demanded sexual intercourse and tried to take her by force. The Court rejected the High Court's approach of disbelieving the woman as unchaste, holding her evidence was corroborated by her husband, PSI and the police party. The departmental finding of perverse conduct was upheld. Salary paid for duty rendered during the High Court-ordered reinstatement was not made recoverable. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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By judgment dated 23 October 1990 in Civil Appeal No. 424 of 1977, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: K. Jagannatha Shetty, A.M. Ahmadi, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Madhukar Narayan Mardikar (Police Inspector).
- Register number
- MH 04 CW 0002
- Case reference
- Civil Appeal No. 424 of 1977 / (1991) 1 SCC 57; AIR 1991 SC 207
- Court and date
- Supreme Court of India (Coram: K. Jagannatha Shetty, A.M. Ahmadi, JJ.), 23 October 1990
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Madhukar Narayan Mardikar (Police Inspector)
- Present service status
- Recorded in the cited sources as removed from service.
- Provisions invoked
- Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “For the above reasons we set aside the order of the High Court and restore the order of removal from service passed by the appellate authority and direct that it be given effect to in accordance with law.” (at para 9)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings
- No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
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“For the above reasons we set aside the order of the High Court and restore the order of removal from service passed by the appellate authority and direct that it be given effect to in accordance with law.” (para 9)
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